Karimganj district | |
|---|---|
| Sribhumi district[1] | |
.jpg)   Clockwise from top to bottom: A BSF camp in Karimganj district, Longai River near Karimganj town, Karimganj town, Paddy field in a village of Karimganj. | |
.svg) Location in Assam | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Assam |
| Division | Barak Valley |
| Established | 1983 |
| Headquarters | Karimganj |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Karimganj (shared with Hailakandi district) |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Ratabari, Patharkandi, Karimganj North, Karimganj South, Badarpur |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,809 km2 (698 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 1,228,686 |
| • Density | 680/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 79.72% |
| • Sex ratio | 961 |
| • Official languages | Bengali and Meitei (Manipuri) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | AS10-XXXX |
| Notable Education Institutions | |
| Website | karimganj |
Karimganj district, officially Sribhumi district, is one of the 35 districts of the Indian state of Assam. Karimganj town is the administrative headquarters, and biggest town of the district. It is located in southern Assam and borders Tripura and the Sylhet Division of Bangladesh. It makes up the Barak Valley alongside Hailakandi and Cachar. Karimganj was previously part of the Sylhet District before the Partition of India. It became a full fledged district in 1983.
On 19 November 2024, the Assam government renamed Karimganj district as Sribhumi district, meaning the land of goddess Lakshmi.[1][3]
- ^ a b Singh, Bikash (19 November 2024). "Assam cabinet approves renaming Karimganj to Sribhumi district". The Economic Times. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "District census 2011 - Karimganj" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 2011.
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